Advertisings Decline in Morals

During the past two decades we have seen a change in the morals and values instilled upon generation after generation. The ethics and traditions our parents were raised to follow and practice have slowly disappeared from the greater part of society. Many elements have factored this change. The evolution of technology has certainly been a major contributor; also the underlying reality of how the advertising industry, interweaved into every facet of our lives, acts as a significant source of information.
Advertising is a crucial staple of the world’s economic system. While spending more than two hundred billion dollars annually to promote products, financial gain is the driving force of the industry. Vendors wanting to boost business needed a way to introduce and sell their products to the public. Marketing began as a method used to make products appealing; however, the dilemma with advertising is that the industry is not primarily concerned with the content of information ...